INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING
INCIDENTS ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Officer
General Staff
Answer: ICS Positions
______: is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command
Staff positions of Safety, Liaison, and Public Information.
_______: The group of incident management personnel reporting to the
Incident Commander. They may have one or more Deputies, as needed.
The Staff consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section
Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section
Chief.
●● Section
Chief
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level with responsibility for a major
functional area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration.
,______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional Sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration.
●● Branch
Director
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level having functional or geographic
responsibility for major parts of the Operations or Logistics functions.
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a
Branch.
●● Supervisor
Strike Team
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or
Group.
_______: A specified combination of the same kind and type of
resources with common communications and a Leader.
●● Task Force
,Unit
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: A combination of single resources assembled for a particular
tactical need with common communications and a Leader.
_____: The organizational element having functional responsibility for a
specific incident Planning, Logistics, or Finance/Administration activity.
●● Leader
Resources
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for an individual responsible for a Task Force,
Strike Team, or functional Unit.
_______: Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available,
for assignment to incidents. Resources are described by kind and type
(e.g., Type III Helicopter) and may be used in tactical, support, or
overhead capacities at an incident.
●● unity of command
, Answer: Within ICS, there is complete ________, meaning that each
position and each person within the system has only one designated
supervisor.
●● Chain of command
Answer: ________ means that there is an orderly line of authority and
reporting relationships within the ranks of the organization, with lower
levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels
●● specific tasks
Incident Command
assisting agency
Answer: Deputies
The Incident Commander may have one or more Deputies. An individual
assuming a Deputy role must be equally capable of assuming the
primary role. Therefore, a Deputy Incident Commander must be able to
assume the Incident Commander's role.
Following are three reasons to designate Deputies:
1. To perform ______ as requested by the Incident Commander.
2. To perform the ______ function in a relief capacity (e.g., to take over
the next operational period).
INCIDENTS ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Officer
General Staff
Answer: ICS Positions
______: is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command
Staff positions of Safety, Liaison, and Public Information.
_______: The group of incident management personnel reporting to the
Incident Commander. They may have one or more Deputies, as needed.
The Staff consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section
Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section
Chief.
●● Section
Chief
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level with responsibility for a major
functional area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration.
,______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional Sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration.
●● Branch
Director
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The organizational level having functional or geographic
responsibility for major parts of the Operations or Logistics functions.
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a
Branch.
●● Supervisor
Strike Team
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or
Group.
_______: A specified combination of the same kind and type of
resources with common communications and a Leader.
●● Task Force
,Unit
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: A combination of single resources assembled for a particular
tactical need with common communications and a Leader.
_____: The organizational element having functional responsibility for a
specific incident Planning, Logistics, or Finance/Administration activity.
●● Leader
Resources
Answer: ICS Positions
_______: The ICS title for an individual responsible for a Task Force,
Strike Team, or functional Unit.
_______: Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available,
for assignment to incidents. Resources are described by kind and type
(e.g., Type III Helicopter) and may be used in tactical, support, or
overhead capacities at an incident.
●● unity of command
, Answer: Within ICS, there is complete ________, meaning that each
position and each person within the system has only one designated
supervisor.
●● Chain of command
Answer: ________ means that there is an orderly line of authority and
reporting relationships within the ranks of the organization, with lower
levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels
●● specific tasks
Incident Command
assisting agency
Answer: Deputies
The Incident Commander may have one or more Deputies. An individual
assuming a Deputy role must be equally capable of assuming the
primary role. Therefore, a Deputy Incident Commander must be able to
assume the Incident Commander's role.
Following are three reasons to designate Deputies:
1. To perform ______ as requested by the Incident Commander.
2. To perform the ______ function in a relief capacity (e.g., to take over
the next operational period).
